clam up

callarse, cerrarse en banda

Dejar de hablar de repente, a menudo por nervios o por no querer responder.

En inglés sencillo: You suddenly stop talking, often because you feel nervous or do not want to answer.

• He clammed up when I asked.
• The witness clammed up during the interview.
• Why do you clam up around strangers?

Sinónimos: go quiet, fall silent

Antónimos: speak up

Expresiones frecuentes: clam up suddenly, clam up completely

ponerse húmedo y pegajoso

Volverse ligeramente húmedo y pegajoso de forma desagradable, o hacer que algo quede así.

En inglés sencillo: You become slightly wet and unpleasantly sticky, or make something feel that way.

• My hands began to clam up.
• The humid air clammed up his skin.
• Her palms clammed up with sweat before the speech.

Cómo se usa: clam something up (The damp heat clammed my skin up.)

Expresiones frecuentes: clam up something, clam up with sweat